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NAME

6       rifle - ranger's file opener
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SYNOPSIS

9       rifle [--help] [-f FLAGS] [-l] [-p KEYWORD] [-w PROGRAM] [-c
10       CONFIG_FILE] files
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DESCRIPTION

13       rifle is a powerful file executor that allows for complex file type
14       checking, written to meet the needs of the file manager ranger.
15       rifle's strength lies in automatically determining file types,
16       depending on which programs are installed on the system, even without
17       any user interaction.
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OPTIONS

20       -f FLAGS      Specify flags for opening the files.  Flags are letters
21                     that changes how the program is executed.  Any
22                     combination of flags will work.  Writing uppercase flags
23                     will negate the effect of all previously used lowercase
24                     flags of the same letter.
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26                     Table of all flags:
27                      f   fork program to background
28                      r   run program as root, using sudo
29                      t   run program in a separate terminal, as specified by
30                     $TERMCMD
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32       -l            List all possible ways to open the specified files.  Each
33                     line will contain information in the format of
34                     id:label:flags:command. id is the identification number.
35                     label is an arbitrary string that was specified for this
36                     command, flags are the flags that are used by default,
37                     and command is the command that is going to be executed.
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39       -p KEYWORD    Pick a method to open the files.
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41                     KEYWORD is either the ID number listed by "rifle -l" or a
42                     string that matches a label in the configuration file.
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44       -w PROGRAM    Open the files with the program PROGRAM
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46       -c CONFIG_FILE
47                     Read configuration from CONFIG_FILE, instead of the
48                     default.
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50       -h, --help    Print a list of options and exit.
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FILES

53       rifle shares configuration files with ranger, though ranger is not
54       required in order to use rifle. The default configuration file
55       rifle.conf is expected to be at ~/.config/ranger/rifle.conf. However,
56       this can be overridden with the -c option.
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58       This file specifies patterns for determining the commands to open files
59       with.  The syntax is described in the comments of the default
60       rifle.conf that ships with ranger.  To obtain it, you need to run:
61       "ranger --copy-config=rifle"
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ENVIRONMENT

64       VISUAL  Determines which editor to use for editing files.
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66       EDITOR  Determines which editor to use for editing files if VISUAL is
67               undefined or empty (in the default rifle.conf). If both are
68               undefined or empty, "vim" is used instead.
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70       PAGER   Determines which pager to use for displaying files (in the
71               default rifle.conf).
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73       TERMCMD Determines the terminal emulator command for use with the t
74               flag.  It is required that the value is the path to an
75               executable file which accepts the "-e COMMAND" argument.
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77       XDG_CONFIG_HOME
78               Specifies the directory for configuration files. Defaults to
79               $HOME/.config.
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EXAMPLES

82       List all the different methods:
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84        $ rifle -l helloworld.py
85        0:editor::"$EDITOR" -- "$@"
86        1:pager::"$PAGER" -- "$@"
87        2:::python -- "$1"
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89       Display its content by opening it with "cat":
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91        $ rifle -w cat helloworld.py
92        print("Hello World!")
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94       Run it by picking the method 2, which calls 'python -- "$1"':
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96        $ rifle -p 2 helloworld.py
97        Hello World!
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99       Display the file in a pager inside a new terminal, run as root:
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